I once visited Mission Control at the JSC in Houston. At the back of the room, you can see through the glass a work station where they monitor/control (?) the engines of the Space Shuttle.... funnily enough, they didn't appear to be using MS Windows either... The phrase "mission critical" comes to mind! Richard King Johannesburg -----Original Message----- From: George Toft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 09 January 1999 06:09 Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] CNN - Microsoft downplays security threat to Excel - January 7, 1999 > >zentara wrote: >> > >The decision to use NT on the cruiser last year (the one >that blue >screened an put the ship dead-in-the-water) was made by a >committee >of three people (obviously MS brainwashees). That decision >is being >revisited. It sure makes my day when I go on a submarine >and see >the all-too-familiar motif screens purring away flawlessly. >I've >talked with the network admins on a couple subs, and they >say >Unix works like a champ, and NT and Novell cause all of >their >problems. > >Too bad those who make the decisions don't consult those who >have >to live with the decisions. > > >George >-- >Please note new e-mail address and change your >address books accordingly. Thank you. > >- >To get out of this list, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e >Check out the SuSE-FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the >archiv at http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html > - To get out of this list, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the archiv at http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html
